The new Sony Alpha A700 was launched during a Sony press conference in Italy. Unfortunately, the surprise element was lost because one day earlier the Alpha introduction was disturbed by a leak caused by Sony. The Sony Alpha 700 is Sony?s second digital SLR camera that has to contribute to a continuously compiling series of SLR cameras, with which Sony manifests itself as renowned DSLR manufacturer. The Sony Alpha DSLR A700 is a digital SLR camera which is positioned in the middle segment, and with that, has to compete (heavily) with the new collection of Canon and Nikon D-SLR cameras, among others. During my stay in Italy, I had the chance to work with the Sony A700 for a short period.

My first motion project in Processing. There is no user interaction. Get the source code from the Vimeo page @ http://vimeo.com/306184.



Processing Test 1 (Fluidity) from Jon Gos on Vimeo.

One of the most outstanding new features of Adobe CS2 was the vanishing point . One limitation it had was that you only had one set of right angles to work with in the vanishing point interface. Adobe took it one step further by adding multiple, adjustable angle perspective planes to this vanishing point feature. What this enables you to do is copy, paste and clone in far more complex image planes than just the clone parts of a building in perspective job that the first iteration of this feature offered.

One of the big examples Adobe is pushing with this feature is to simulate 3D packaging and work on multiple planes at various angles in the same image. Like an open box for a new product, or even for experimenting with your final package art by seeing it in its real-world context. Again I think this feature has so many far reaching implications for inventors, prototypers, 3D modelers, visual effects artists... and can give Photoshop artists the ability to render full blown mockups of product packaging art for clients in a whole new way.

“I just love the lighting and the colours…. stunning! “
Suggested by Jen

Ode to a gull, originally uploaded by Miss Aniela.

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Of course the first thought of people how know me is, “Okay Scott we’ll bite, who isn’t smarter than you”

One of the most important websites I frequent is by Ken Rockwell, but be warned, it has soooo much information that you can only stay for a short period of time, if you stay too long you run the risk of having your head explode from overfilling.

I don’t make a single lens purchase without seeing what Ken has to say about it. Not only will he tell you his likes and dislikes about a given lens, Ken reinforces his review with photographic examples that demonstrates the point he is trying to drive home.

Before finding Ken’s site I made more than one bad lens purchase (I see some of you out there nodding your head in agreement, yourselves having bought “bad glass“), since reading his reviews I have purchased two lenses based on his recommendation (Nikon 18-200mm VR and a Nikon 80-200 f/2.8), that’s a lot of money, errr, I mean trust to put in the hands of a stranger, and I could not be happier that I did!

Ken also provides his reviews and recommendations on cameras and flashes as well.

Two areas you will want to be sure to visit are his “highly recommended photography books and magazines” (my wife walked by while I was going through the list and said “stop drooling and close your mouth“)

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Angers, France

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Pentax is working on making its range and products better, today what they have for us is their brand new Optio Z10. This 8MPx Point and Shoot digital camera features a 7x zoom, ISO 800, video recorder (.avi), 52.1MB of built-in memory, SD and SDHC cards compatible…all this in a 94×25×58mm and 125g body.

Source : Akihabaranews